Thursday, 18 Sep 2025
Nobel Peace Prize 2025: PRIO Director’s updated list announced
The Director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Nina Græger, announced her updated list today for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
Popular Article
Fred og bærekraft er to sider av samme sak
Popular article in Panorama Nyheter
The starvation of Gaza is a deliberate policy
In recent days, Israel has commenced new attacks on Gaza, with humanitarian aid playing a key role in its forced expulsion of Palestinians.
Carving out space for peace – in space
Fifty years ago, two spacecraft met in space as part of a unique mission: After nearly two decades of intense space rivalry, the Soviet Union and the USA joined forces. We have much to learn from that landmark event today.
Putin seeks People’s Republic of China’s support for war-to-victory stance
The PRC is marking the 80th anniversary not only of the defeat of Japanese aggression during World War II, but also the end of the long century of perceived humiliation by various imperialist powers — one of which was, in fact, Russia.
Policy Brief
Women exposed to armed conflict, 1990–2024
GPS Policy Brief
The reintegration of 5 million veterans may be Ukraine’s next major battle: Results from a recent survey in Ukraine
While discussions of a ceasefire remain clouded by diplomatic uncertainty, Ukrainian soldiers continue to fight on the frontlines. Once the fighting on the ground ends, these women and men will likely face their next battle in reintegrating into c...
Journal Article
A matter of time? How absence from work affects gender gaps in research productivity
Journal article in Higher Education
The US nuclear umbrella over Europe was a myth
Is it possible to imagine that one state would risk its own destruction in defence of another state?
How do women ambassadors reshape diplomacy at the UN Security Council?
On the occasion of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, 24 June.
Commemorating the 25 June 2022 terror attack against Oslo Pride: a chronology
As a political event the June 25 attack is remembered both in the context of domestic terror attacks and in the context of terror attacks against queer communities globally.
Russia’s maximalist demands undermine peace talks despite mounting domestic strains
The key goal of the most recent round of talks between Russia and Ukraine, held on Monday, June 2, in Istanbul, is supposed to be an exchange of memoranda on the conditions for ending the war.
Global Trade Wars: All Against All — But Where is Africa?
The trade war, unilaterally launched by Donald Trump on April 1, 2025, will go down in global history as a hostile act against globalization and international rules — rules that were once defended by the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Unit...
Triumphalism in Moscow About Setback in Peace-Making for Ukraine Could be Short-Lived
Moscow’s mouthpieces competed to celebrate and ridicule the individuals involved in the February 28 talks in Washington, D.C. between Ukraine and the United States. To the surprise of many, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White Ho...
Wednesday, 26 Feb 2025
Moving and Staying: the Path to Middle Class Life in Asia
A Filipino nurse with family in Manila, three intertwined lives in Mumbai, a ‘self-made’ man in Karachi and the journey of a woman in Hanoi. Through four animations, the MigrationRhythms project explores how migration shapes social mobility across...
Tuesday, 28 Jan 2025
PRIO Director's 2025 Nobel Peace Prize List
The Director of PRIO, Henrik Urdal, announced his list today for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, with Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms topping the list.
Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024
PRIO in the Republic of Korea for its Action with Women and Peace Conference
On December 10th, PRIO Research Director Louise Olsson and GPS Coordinator Stine A. Bosheim contributed to the Action with Women and Peace Conference (AWP), in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Monograph
En kort introduksjon til Israel–Palestina-konflikten, 2. utgave
Monograph
Making Women Combatants Visible: Steps Towards Gender-Responsive Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
In October the Security Council met for its annual Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Open Debate under the theme of “Women Building Peace in a Changing Environment.” Despite the WPS agenda’s goals for including women in all aspects of security and ...
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Israel har trappet opp sin skyggekrig mot Unrwa. Hva skjer nå?
Popular article in Aftenposten
Thursday, 28 Apr 2005 00:00–00:00 UTC+02
West Versus West
André Glucksmann gave a talk for an audience of more than 200 at a seminar in Oslo on 28 April.
Friday, 27 Jan 2006 17:00–18:30 UTC+01
Luc Ferry: Secularism
As part of the lecture series on Independence of the Mind, organized by the French Cultural Centre and PRIO, Luc Ferry has visited Norway, hosting a seminar on secularism.
Monday, 6 Feb 2006 14:00–15:30 UTC+01
The Unequal Burden of War
The Effect of Armed Conflict on the Gender Gap in Life Expectancy
Friday, 21 Sep 2007 18:30–22:00 UTC+02
Civil War in Colombia
Film Seminar
7–8 Dec 2007
Mimicry in Civil War
Workshop with Diego Gambetta
19–20 Jun 2006
Post-Conflict Transitions: Political Institutions, Development And a Domestic Civil Peace (PIDDCP)
This second workshop on the topic is organized jointly by the CSCW, the World Bank and the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), Oxford University.
4–5 Dec 2008
Youth Exclusion and Political Violence: Breaking the Link and Engaging Young People Positively in Development
Thursday, 29 Apr 2010 14:00–15:30 UTC+02
Gender Equality and Peace Operations
Seminar with Louise Olsson
Wednesday, 20 Oct 2010 12:00–13:00 UTC+02
Post 9/11 Norway - A question of to be or not to be Muslim?
by Rojan Ezzati (Research Coordinator on Migration and transnationalism, PRIO)
Friday, 10 Dec 2010 08:30–16:00 UTC+01
Gender and Conflict Research
PRIO, the Center for the Study of Civil Wars (CSCW) at PRIO and the World Bank have the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar on Gender and Conflict Research.